~ Thesis Progress Log ~
Fall 2004 / Spring 2005
Faculty Consultants:
Technical Assignment #1: |
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Technical Assignment #2: |
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Technical Assignment #3: |
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Project Proposal: |
All of the above |
Spring Semester Work/Final Report: |
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Project Management/CPEP: |
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Quick Links:
Spring Semester Schedule (updated 3/8/05)
Information Flow and Follow Up on Previous Issues
Assigned Work
Faculty Consultation Log
Outside Consultation Log
Information Flow and Follow Up on Previous Issues:
~ All requirements for AE 481W/482 (5th year senior thesis) have been completed and my CPEP website has been updated accordingly. Goodbye Penn State!!!
~ My thesis Reflection has been posted.
~ My final thesis presentation has been posted on my Presentation page. It was presented April 11, 2005 to the Penn State Architectural Engineering Department.
~ My final thesis report has been completed and a hardcopy has been submitted for department records!!! An electronic version of this report has been posted on my Final Report page.
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Assigned Work:
Assignment |
Due Date |
Completed |
Comments |
Thesis Initiation Checklist: |
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Turned in at end of class, first day |
Map W Drive: |
09.07.04 |
09.01.04 |
Mapping successful |
CPEP Initiated & Operational: |
09.17.04 |
09.12.04 |
Updates and changes being made constantly |
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Learning Styles Questionnaire: |
09.10.04 |
09.07.04 |
Turned in at Jonathan's box |
Discussion Board - Initial Question: |
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02.18.05 |
Posted my first mechanical and electrical question on 2/18 |
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Building Statistics 1: |
09.08.04 |
09.08.04 |
Paper copy turned in on 9/8, posted on CPEP website 9/12 |
Building Statistics 2: |
10.29.04 |
09.18.04 |
Completed
and posted on CPEP website |
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09.22.04 |
09.14.04 |
Resume posted on CPEP website 9/14 |
Biographical Sketch: |
09.22.04 |
09.12.04 |
Posted along with initiation of CPEP website |
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Abstract (Color & Content): |
09.24.04 |
09.21.04 |
Paper copy turned in and posted on CPEP website 9/21 |
Abstract Final - Posted: |
10.19.04 |
10.11.04 |
Final draft of abstract posted on CPEP website |
Abstract Group Board: |
10.19.04 |
10.13.04 |
Turned
in at Dr. Parfitt's office |
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Technical Report #1: |
10.06.04 |
10.06.04 |
Completed and submitted for review/posted on CPEP website |
Technical Report #2: |
10.27.04 |
10.27.04 |
Completed and submitted for review/posted on CPEP website |
Technical Report #3: |
11.15.04 |
11.15.04 |
Completed and submitted for review/posted on CPEP website |
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Breadth Option Summary Proposal: |
12.01.04 |
11.29.04 |
Met with Dr. Bahnfleth on 11.29.04 and discussed entire thesis proposal outline |
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Preliminary / Draft Proposal: |
12.01.04 |
11.29.04 |
Met with Dr. Bahnfleth on 11.29.04 and discussed entire thesis proposal outline |
Proposal Presentation / Consultation: |
12.01.04 |
11.29.04 |
Met with Dr. Bahnfleth on 11.29.04 and discussed entire thesis proposal outline |
Final Written Proposal: |
12.10.04 |
12.10.04 |
Completed and submitted for review/posted on CPEP website |
Final Proposal Approved by Faculty: |
01.10.05 |
01.10.05 |
OK |
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Faculty Consultation Log:
Date |
Faculty Consultant |
Type |
Purpose / Summary |
04.08.05 |
AE Mechanical Faculty |
Meetings |
Final thesis presentation advice. |
04.07.05 |
Dr. Bahnfleth |
Meeting |
Final thesis presentation advice. |
04.03.05 |
AE Mechanical Faculty |
Many Emails |
(Too many emails between 3/9/05 and now - lost track... ) |
03.09.05 |
Dr. Bahnfleth |
Email |
Boiler selection for MCCCH's central plant. |
02.28.05 |
Professor Kenneth Davidson |
Email |
Pepco's electric utility rates for MCCCH continued. |
02.25.05 |
Professor Kenneth Davidson |
Email |
Pepco's electric utility rates for MCCCH. |
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Dr. Bahnfleth |
Email |
Steps for selecting chiller plant equipment. |
02.24.05 |
Dr. Bahnfleth |
Meeting |
Final decision made about optimum chiller plant configuration and discussed selecting equipment. |
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Dr. Mumma |
Email |
Further discussed HAP modeling and received the DOS version of Carrier's HAP. |
02.16.05 |
Dr. Mumma |
Meeting |
Discussed HAP modeling, etc. |
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Dr. Bahnfleth |
Meeting |
Discussed chiller plant optimization and HAP vs. Trane Trace. Also looked into utility rates. |
02.01.05 |
Dr. Bahnfleth |
Short Meeting |
Discussed chiller plant redesign and Trane Trace modeling, etc. |
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Dr.
Bahnfleth |
Email | Updates
on thesis progress. |
01.14.05 |
Dr.
Bahnfleth |
Meeting | Discussed
spring semester thesis work. |
11.29.04 |
Dr.
Bahnfleth |
Meeting |
Discussed
entire thesis proposal outline.
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10.13.04 | Dr.
Freihaut |
Class
Meeting |
Discussed Technical
Assignment #2. |
09.23.04 | Dr.
Jelena Srebric | Meeting |
Discussed Technical Assignment #1/Received
permission to focus only on the two main levels of MCCCH for the
first technical assignment.
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Outside Consultation Log:
Date |
Outside Consultant |
Type |
Purpose / Summary |
04.03.05 |
Chiller Manufacturers' Sales Representatives - Trane, Carrier, York, and McQuay |
Emails |
Many emails for chiller sizing and optimization throughout the thesis redesign process (all in an effort to complete my final report). |
03.08.05 |
Chiller Manufacturers' Sales Representatives - Trane, Carrier, York, and McQuay |
Phone/Email |
Chiller selection information for MCCCH's redesigned central plant. |
02.21.05 |
Washington Gas Light Company (Maryland) |
Email |
Acquired the current/correct natural gas rate schedules for my thesis building project. |
02.21.05 |
Potomac Electric Power Company (Maryland) |
Phone/Email |
Acquired the current/correct electric rate schedules for my thesis building project. |
02.01.05 |
Darshan Khalsa - EDG |
Email |
Trying to obtain any energy analysis/load calculation information from the MCCCH mechanical design engineer. |
10.19.04 |
Manuel
Hamalian - Broad USA |
Phone/Email |
Contacted the manufacturer's representative
in an attempt to obtain emission information for absorption chillers
used in the MCCCH project. |
10.12.04 |
Darshan
Khalsa - EDG |
Phone/Email |
Trying to obtain any energy analysis/load
calculation information from the MCCCH mechanical design engineer. |
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